Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-06-22
otEFN TICTORTi'> SEWI-CENTEN-
NAL,

: million strangers united with several
millions of londonerS. on Tuesday. june
| 2lSt. in observing the entrance Of the queen
and empress, Victoria. upon the 5lSt year
of her reign. The royal procession was
goI geous and ten Thousand voices rang ont
God save the queen in Westminster all
bey. The spectacle As a whole and in de
tail exceeded anything ever known in his
tory The day was fine. Ten thousand
troops. representing all branches of the
service. guarded the line of the procession
and kept order. The queen herself was
dressed in black. and riding in an open car
riage on an ideal June day. viewed the
decorations and the people with great ap-
parent interest.
The queens passage along Piccadiliy was
one of the most interesting episodes Of the
day. On passing through the Wellington
arch. into this famous street. the queen
looked up AT ApsIey house. the residence of
the duke of Wellington, and as she pass ed
the mansions OF her intimate friends she
glanced somewhat hastily AT their abodes,
nose especially when passing the duke of
Cambridge'S. Baron Rothchild's. Baroness
Burdette- Coutts's and John Brghts old
apartments. 1t was not until Deyonshire
house was reached that the queen began to
realize tlse grand preparations that had
baen made to greet her. Here the mar
uuis of Harrington had had a spacious
gallery erected. from which many
hundreds of gaily-dressed ladies
waved their handkerchiefs and cheered
the queen. Facing Devonshire house. at the
Bath hotel. another gigantic booth had been
erected. and from this point to Westminster
abbey every point of vantage had been
seized by contractors to fix seats. Shop
fronts and first floors were rented at from
SEQ TO $50 each. and in some cases even
more. The fronts of the Burlington arcade
the Royal academy. the Egyptian hall. St
James's parish church twhere 1000 chill
dren were seated and sang God Save the
Queen. and the Museum of Geology,
were all packed with human beings. On
reaching Regent circus, where six
main streets converge. the
sight was a memorable one the
5 reefs being all splendidly decorated with
flowers. flags, evergreens. etc. Many of
the imposing commercial buildings along
the way were one mass of heads. Many of
the shops hereabOuts had their fronts re-
moved and elegant boudoirs formed in their
,,ia,as Tb. prnoaSSinu as yipua5 fran tn.
Duke of York's column passing down the
hill from the circus 10 Pail Mail east, was q
remarkable sight The shouts of the people
were heard from the top of the column as
one vast roar.
Many American ladies and gentlemen had
secured seats at commercial establishments
in Waterloo place and joined in the enthu-
siaSnl as warmly as the English.
After the pronouncing of the benediction
at the close of the services in the abbey,
which were conducted by the Archbishop
of Canterbury and the Dean of Westmin- |
Ster the queens sonS knelt before her ami |
kissed her hand. They arose and her |
majesty kissed each upon his cheek. The ,
AisSea iief manu. aiia she hls>eu 'iiell AL
tarorlng some twice, making unusual dem
Dnstrations over the Princess of Wales and
Princess Reatric. Other relatives of I'M.
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WIN some anu KISSED o'hef'' KISSING the
Crown Prince Frederick William of Ger
many twice. very heartily each time. Al
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Inc following is the president letter 10
he queen:
irover Cleveland, President of the United
states of America, to Her Majesty Victoria.
Emprrss Of India: anu '''Hu anu
GREAT AND Coon FEIESp-In the nam.
md on behalf of the people of the United
''dtes, present thrit sincere ieiri'atiohS
= ,nr aias,', 81 VI .
;reat Britain.
1 but utt.r the general voice of my faIlovv
ountrymen in wishing for your peonl, the
of a reign so marked with adj |
anc. iu popuIar well beipg nbySicaI
moral and intellectual II is iustic, Ia ac-
.nowI.due the d,ht of ,,r.,i,ud., .nd ra